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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Enhancing Nuclear Security Culture Internationally

Kara De Castro has over 20 years of experience working to enhance
nuclear safety and security internationally. From April 2011 to
October 2013, she worked directly for the National Nuclear Security
Administration, Department of Energy (DOE), leading international
nonproliferation projects and providing support as an Acting Deputy
Office Director. As of October 2013, Ms. De Castro is the DOE
Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. For more than
10 years, Kara De Castro led the Department of Energy sponsored
project to enhance nuclear security culture in the Russian
Federation. She jointly planned and designed the systematic program
that includes a sound regulatory basis, a comprehensive training
program, and assessment tools. She also led the establishment of
nuclear security culture enhancement programs in Ukraine and
Belarus. Kara De Castro has worked closely with the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and has drafted nuclear security
culture guidance documents for use in the IAEA program. Kara De
Castro started her career at the Brookhaven National Laboratory
(BNL) working to enhance safety at Russian and Ukrainian Nuclear
Power Plants. Ms. De Castro later became the Head of BNL’s
Consolidation and Sustainability Group, supervising the group
providing technical support to the National Nuclear Security
Administration’s International Material Protection and Cooperation
Program.